𝗬𝗩𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗔𝗭𝗔, 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗧 𝟯, 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗦𝗩𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘

                                                                        

L to R: David Barraza, Yvonne Barraza, Mario Saenz

"Brownsville's sky showcases all the stars for the world to see." Brownsville native Kris Kristofferson

 

Yvonne Barraza, a candidate for the Brownsville City Commission District 3, handed me an information sheet detailing her family history and her goals to improve Brownsville.

In the document, Barraza mentions her great-grandparents donating land for a school and church in El Ranchito, her grandfather's service in WWII, her Vietnam veteran father's long tenure at Pace High School and her mother's career in education.

Barraza is proud of our city's identification with SpaceX, but is also complimentary of the Brownsville Police Department, particularly its promotion of female sergeants to leadership positions and the establishment of the Brownsville Policy Academy, which she says helps to promote in-house talent.

If elected, Barraza promises to "uphold law enforcement" and to seek out the viewpoint of local citizens on critical issues facing our city.  She mentions immigration as a "sensitive issue," which she says needs to be handled with an emphasis on "local safety" while respecting federal governance.

Still, with respect to law enforcement and public safety, Barraza wants to emphasize advanced training, community policing programs, internship programs, along with adequate resources and equipment.

Improvements to public safety, Barraza feels, will attract families to Brownsville and improve our economy.